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Sales Consultant Stokes Hodges Ford at Stokes-Hodges Ford

Stokes-Hodges Ford Graniteville, SC

Job Description

Description: Stokes Hodges Ford


Description


Come be a part of a growing, successful, award-winning team of family-owned dealerships at Stokes Hodges Auto Group, comprised of Stokes-Hodges Ford, Honda Cars of Aiken, and Stokes Hodges Kia!

As a Sales Consultant you will be the face of Stokes Hodges Ford. Sales Consultants will be charged with providing a warm welcoming atmosphere while working towards finding the best vehicle choice for our new, existing and referral-based clients. Successful candidates will have a competitive nature and have strong interpersonal skills enabling them to easily hold conversation with potential customers.

Essential Duties:

  • As a Sales Consultant you will sell and deliver a minimum number of vehicles per month.
  • Sales Consultants will assist customers in selecting a vehicle by asking questions and listening carefully to their responses.
  • Prepares sold vehicles for customer delivery prior to customer arrival.
  • Reviews and analyzes actions at the end of each day, week, month and year to determine how to better utilize time and plans more effectively.
  • Introduces customers to service department personnel to emphasize to them the quality and efficiency of service repairs and maintenance available in the dealership's service department.
  • Delivers vehicles to customers, ensuring that the customer understands the vehicle's operating features, warranty and paperwork.
  • Sales Consultants will maintain an owner follow-up system that encourages repeat and referral business and contributes to customer satisfaction
  • Exhibits high level of commitment to customer satisfaction.

We offer a competitive compensation package which includes benefits such as:

Paid Time off and Holidays

5 Day Work Week

401k Plan with Employer Match

Medical/Dental and Vision Insurance

Voluntary Benefits available

Vehicle Purchase and Service Discounts


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Requirements:

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Sales Experience Preferred (and preferably in auto sales)
  • Valid Driver's License and clean driving record

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to stand and walk a large portion of the workday in all weather conditions.



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Typical mid-level pay: $35k for Retail Salespersons nationally

National salary averages
Expected mid-level
$35k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$26k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $48k

Hot hiring, constrained wages

Employers are hiring actively, but pay hasn't caught up with demand. Focus on competing offers and non-salary benefits.

Hiring leverage
Candidate-favored
Wage leverage âš  Disconnect
Constrained
Mobility
High mobility
Durability
High fragility

Why this market feels harder than it looks

This market is hiring aggressively, but compensation hasn't caught up and most openings are backfilling churn, not expansion. Employers are filling roles, but not bidding wages up.

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Watch out for

Wage disconnect: Hiring is active but pay hasn't responded—negotiate on other terms.

Don't let hiring headlines mislead you—focus on concrete offers. Your leverage may be less durable than it appears—move decisively.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Stable but flat

Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

-1%
10yr growth
Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
555,800 openings projected annually—mostly replacing retirees and turnover.
Typical: No formal educational credential

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024